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Women's Health Aromatherapy-Does it Work?

Women's Health Aromatherapy-Does it Work?

It's one of the oldest forms of alternative medicines, yet aromatherapy continues to be largely ignored. Nurses at Richard Young Hospital use aromatherapy to help patients fall asleep. "It's made a huge impact and they really like it, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Studies show health benefits of maternity leave

Studies show health benefits of maternity leave

Taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a child has health benefits for both the mother and the newborn baby, two new studies claim.One of the reports found that women who started their maternity leave in the last month of thei [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Canadian Women Are In Dark When It Comes To Health

Physiology. Biology. Sociology. It may sound like midterms all over again, but these are the very things that make men and women different. Although Canadians may think they know all about it, the results of the 2008 Women's College Hospita [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Unawareness about health issues puts women at risk

Unawareness about health issues puts women at risk

Women who think they have a good idea of how their health issues differ from men's need to think again, because a new study reveals that many women are misinformed or unaware when it comes to their unique health matters. Three of four wome [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Gee's daughter talks women's issues, health

Rebekah Gee, daughter of Ohio  Gordon Gee, spoke on a panel  about issues surrounding women's health and contraceptives.Gee, who spoke at Physics Research Building, is an obstetrition gynecologist at the Veteran's Affairs Hospital [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Women Can Live Longer If Keeping Healthy Lifestyle

Over half of deaths in women from chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease could be avoided if they never smoke, keep their weight in check, take exercise and eat a healthy diet low in red meat and trans-fats, according to a study [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's health -Cervical cancer cont'd

Women's health -Cervical cancer cont'd

According to research the main common symptom of this cancer is abnormal bleeding, for example between periods and after sexual intercourse. Bad –smelling discharge, some discomfort during intercourse .  If over 50 years and sti [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Getting to the Heart of Women's Health

Cardiovascular Disease has long been thought of as a man's disease while in reality it is the leading cause of death among women today. This year 435,000 women in America will have heart attacks with over half of them resulting in death. 8 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Eastern Health should have dealt with cancer tests alone: fo...

Newfoundland and Labrador's former deputy minister of health has testified Eastern Health made matters worse by involving the provincial government from the start of an unfolding cancer testing crisis.John Abbott told the Cameron inquiry, w [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Clinton Details Cap On Universal Health Care Plan

Clinton Details Cap On Universal Health Care Plan

Washington (dbTechno) - One of the biggest topics on the minds of many Americans is health care. This has far from a quiet subject between Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Clinton has come out and promise [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Let women make own health choices

Thirty-five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on abortion in Roe vs. Wade. The court's decision drastically improved health outcomes for women by making abortion safe and legal.   Last year, a very diff [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Smoking and Women's Health

Smoking and Women's Health

Did you know that despite the fact that smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the U.S. about 23 million women still smoke? In addition to all the health consequences of smoking shared with men, women smokers are putting t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Smoking and Women's Health

Smoking and Women's Health

Did you know that despite the fact that smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the U.S. about 23 million women still smoke? In addition to all the health consequences of smoking shared with men, women smokers are putting [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Working Women: Healthier, Happier. Women's Health Better Then Ever, Even Better Then Men

Working Women: Healthier, Happier. Women's Health Better The...

                  The headaches are worth it. By having it all, you're giving yourself better health, a new study shows.  Flash back to the 1970s, whe [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

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